• Work with clients in the public and private sectors, including Fortune 500 banking and financial services institutions, government agencies, law firms, advocacy groups, and individuals across North America, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia• Identify and investigate fraud, waste and abuse• Qualify losses and prepare evidence of allegations of financial crimes; conduct financial crimes compliance and internal risk management (including anti-money laundering (AML) and… Show more • Work with clients in the public and private sectors, including Fortune 500 banking and financial services institutions, government agencies, law firms, advocacy groups, and individuals across North America, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia• Identify and investigate fraud, waste and abuse• Qualify losses and prepare evidence of allegations of financial crimes; conduct financial crimes compliance and internal risk management (including anti-money laundering (AML) and countering the financing of terrorism (CFT) reviews for Fortune 500 companies, banks, and financial technology firms (FinTech) globally• Design and implement strong program governance structures and internal controls, enhance policies and procedures, assess and remediate risks, and deliver customized training programs to banks, FinTech companies, and payment processors worldwide• Work with foreign governments to further develop their understanding of illicit finance risks and to strengthen their supervision of, and outreach to, the private sector• Advise corporations on regulatory compliance and geographical risk, with a focus on compliance with AML/CFT regulations and U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctions• Co-lead K2 Integrity's growing virtual asset and FinTech advisory practice, where we work with financial institutions, FinTechs, and payment processors to focus on strengthening AML/CFT, sanctions, and anti-bribery compliance and remediating deficiencies identified by auditors and regulators• Manage complex investigations that gather critical information to enable clients from a range of industries to make more informed decisions on matters such as intellectual property disputes, potential investments or acquisitions, internal investigations, and reputational risk.• Conduct and manage due diligence on complex legal entities, as well as asset searches, including asset due diligence. Show less

This two-year fellowship brings together professionals and leaders from business, government, academia, and non-governmental organizations to understand the power of ethical leadership, its impact on multilateral cooperation and collaboration, as well as how it applies in our professional and personal lives.

• Helped the company grow from a team of 5 to more than 25 employees (500%) over a five year period; mentor, manage, and train new and entry-level employees and interns teaching them analytical methods, research and writing methods, relevant styles for clients, and company culture.• Enhanced the company training process such that new associates at the firm are beginning to perform our highest-level work in record time (1 year versus the typical 2-3 years).• Spent over three years… Show more • Helped the company grow from a team of 5 to more than 25 employees (500%) over a five year period; mentor, manage, and train new and entry-level employees and interns teaching them analytical methods, research and writing methods, relevant styles for clients, and company culture.• Enhanced the company training process such that new associates at the firm are beginning to perform our highest-level work in record time (1 year versus the typical 2-3 years).• Spent over three years managing some of the firm’s largest by volume clients, driving the growth of the accounts, and performing business development duties. Managed projects that was a major source of revenue for the firm, was the final say on projects, and managed a team of 8 associates (plus new associates and interns).• Assisted in maintaining and expand the company’s intelligence networks and research databases, and continuously work on finding new, innovative resources to draw upon for research purposes.• Ensured KPIs for my clients are met or exceeded, including team utilization, recovery, subcontractor spend, labor cost, and average project rates. Ensure that the associates I manage are consistently reporting their activities, both research, and non-research.• Was a founding member of Forward Risk’s Political Opposition Research Team, where I create business development opportunities through networking events, and perform opposition research for new political candidates in the U.S.• Was a founding member of Forward Risk’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion committee.• Headed the company’s thought leadership program, and have written and edited pieces on topics including political opposition, private equity deals, and international investigations.• Conducted various trainings regarding AML and KYC matters. Show less

• Performed extensive domestic and multi-lingual international public records research in support of business intelligence, anti-money laundering (AML), KYC, anti-corruption, and regulatory compliance programs in a wide variety of fields, including: technology, real estate, private equity and venture capital, shipping and transportation, health, and politics.• Experience managing, creating, editing, and ensuring the quality a variety of reports, including base-line red flag reports, Level 1… Show more • Performed extensive domestic and multi-lingual international public records research in support of business intelligence, anti-money laundering (AML), KYC, anti-corruption, and regulatory compliance programs in a wide variety of fields, including: technology, real estate, private equity and venture capital, shipping and transportation, health, and politics.• Experience managing, creating, editing, and ensuring the quality a variety of reports, including base-line red flag reports, Level 1 due diligence reports, pre-initial public offering and mergers and acquisitions reports, as well as high-level deep dive reports and bespoke investigations in a variety of jurisdictions, including the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.• Developed a sophisticated working knowledge of due diligence and investigations based on rigorous research methodology and the use of a range of information sources• Advised a variety of clients, including private equity, venture capital, and legal firms, on regulatory and compliance matters based on state-level, national, and international regulatory requirements. Show less

This research was conducted by my research partner and I as a capstone project in order to fulfill the graduation requirements by New York University. We were not working for or being paid by NYU; instead this was independent research.• Collaboratively worked on a research team, with one additional researcher, to create a deliverable • Research resulted in a report that analyzed the strengths, weaknesses, gaps, and challenges of current CVE programs in Jordan. Concluded with policy… Show more This research was conducted by my research partner and I as a capstone project in order to fulfill the graduation requirements by New York University. We were not working for or being paid by NYU; instead this was independent research.• Collaboratively worked on a research team, with one additional researcher, to create a deliverable • Research resulted in a report that analyzed the strengths, weaknesses, gaps, and challenges of current CVE programs in Jordan. Concluded with policy recommendations that proposed solutions to programmatic and policy gaps that were identified • Project Manager and Strategic Planner – designed the: methodology and scope of the project; budget; itinerary of the research including: pre-expedition, field research, and post-expedition• Identified relevant stakeholders involved in the countering violent extremism (CVE) space in both the US and Jordan, and setup expert interviews with said stakeholders • Conducted 36+ interviews with key stakeholders over the course of six weeks in Amman, Jordan Show less

• Worked alongside the Political Inclusive Processes team to aid in the creation of a Compendium outlining and detailing Tunisia’s constitution-building process. The Compendium was presented in September 2016 at a regional meeting held in Tunis, and provided recommendations to other countries in the Arab region interested in the processes of democratization and democratic constitution-building.• Reviewed and edited translations of UN documents and reports and media articles from French to… Show more • Worked alongside the Political Inclusive Processes team to aid in the creation of a Compendium outlining and detailing Tunisia’s constitution-building process. The Compendium was presented in September 2016 at a regional meeting held in Tunis, and provided recommendations to other countries in the Arab region interested in the processes of democratization and democratic constitution-building.• Reviewed and edited translations of UN documents and reports and media articles from French to English• Created weekly briefs for Programme Specialists in Political Transformation and Conflict Prevention and Peacebuilding that were shared in weekly meetings with UN Headquarters• Drafted a political risk and conflict assessment on violent extremism in Jordan, which was presented to and used by the United Nations Jordan office in order to prioritize programming needs for 2016-2017.• Created matrices detailing current programming in Preventing Violent Extremism and presented findings to UN Headquarters and the UN Country Office in Jordan• Drafted multiple sections of the Regional Framework for Arab States on Preventing Violent Extremism• Wrote reports detailing current peacebuilding and governance initiatives in the Arab Region Show less

• Worked on the regional MENA Preventing/Countering Violent Extremism Strategy, worked on Parliamentary Inclusivity in the Arab States focusing on Jordan and Tunisia.

• Wrote, edited, and researched material for the World Policy Journal, a quarterly publication, as well as for World Policy Online• Worked closely with the World Policy Institute on designing a multi-million dollar collaborative project between the Institute and large foundations

• Supported Professor Thomas Hill with logistics regarding classes he taught • Worked alongside Professor Hill to help design the first-ever Undergraduate Peace and Conflict Studies program in the Middle East at the University of Duhok in Northern Iraq

• Served as Vice President of the Peace and Conflict Transformation Group (PACT), a student group at the Center for Global Affairs at NYU. In this position, I managed the relationship between the group and the larger CGA program, and planned and executed events related to peacebuilding and conflict transformation.

• Worked as a regional field organizer on Justin Trudeau's 2013 grassroots National Leadership Campaign.

• Handled interactions with patients, including the scheduling of appointments, and the input of information onto the clinic's technological software program.

• Ran the Peace, Conflict, and Justice society within the larger program. Came up with new ideas for the PCJ program, and acted as the liaison between the PCJ program and the larger school affiliates. Helped the incoming PCJ class feel comfortable within the program, and headed the PCJ executive, representing the program to the University of Toronto community.

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• Acted as an event organizer for the 8th annual Peace, Conflict & Justice Studies Conference. In charge of communications and internet relations, informing the general public of the proceedings, arranging speakers, organizing food services, and ensuring that all panels are running as planned.